Buxton v. Colver

Citations

• 102 Kan. 871
• 171 P. 1158
• 1918 Kan. LEXIS 162

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Real-estate Broker — Binding Contract by Correspondence. Correspondence between a landowner and a broker by letters and telegrams, relating to finding a purchaser for land and to the commission to be paid, is held to constitute a binding contract between them, and the interpretation of such a contract is a question of law for the court.</p> <p>2. Same — Complete and Unambiguous Contract — May Not be Modified by Parol. The contract, being complete and unambiguous and having • provided for the payment of a specified commission if a purchaser of land was procured by the broker on stipulated terms, without any limitations as to the person to whom the sale might be made, must be regarded as a complete expression of the entire agreement as to commission, and it cannot be contradicted, added to, or modified by parol evidence of a prior oral agreement to the effect that no commission was to be paid if a sale was made to a particular person.</p>